Updated on: Dec 23, 2025 06:01 pm IST
Green Party leader and London Assembly member Zack Polanski wrote in a post on X that Thunberg was arrested for “holding a sign opposing genocide”.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was arrested in London at a pro-Palestinian protest, said UK-based campaign group Defend Our Jurie on Tuesday.
The campaign group claimed that she was arrested under the ‘Terrorism Act’ while participating in the “Prisoners for Palestine” protest outside the offices of Aspen Insurance in London, reported news agency Reuters.
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Green Party leader and London Assembly member Zack Polanski wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that she was arrested for “holding a sign opposing genocide”.
“When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble. Happening under a Labour Government,” he wrote further, taking the opportunity to slam the Keir Starmer-led government in the United Kingdom.
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He also shared a video of Thunberg sitting cross-legged on the floor with a sign that reads “I support Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide” when a police officer removes the sign before reportedly detaining her.
HT.com could not independently verify the authenticity of the video.
‘Defend Our Jurie’ claimed that they targeted Aspen Insurance in London on Tuesday morning because it provides services to the Israeli-linked defence firm Elbit Systems.
According to a City of London spokesperson, two people were arrested for allegedly throwing red paint on a building. A police spokesperson that Thunberg was arrested for showing the placard in support of a “proscribed organisation”.
“A little while later, a 22-year-old woman also attended the scene… She has been arrested for displaying an item (in this case a placard) in support of a proscribed organisation (in this case Palestine Action) contrary to Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000,” Reuters quoted a police spokesperson as saying.
(With Reuters inputs)
